Characteristics: Foods are cooked simply. Tender meats or those tenderized in the cooking process are used to decrease the amount of connective tissue. There are low in residue and readily digested. Vegetables must be cooked, not raw. Strongly flavored vegetables, such as onions, leeks, radishes, dried been, and vegetables of the cabbage family ( Brussels spouts, cauliflower, broccoli, and turnips.)